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Matt Damon would 'kiss George W. Bush on the mouth' for his AIDS work

Matt Damon, who has urged Obama to create an emergency relief program for global water crisis, has said that he would willingly "kiss George W. Bush on the mouth" for his AIDS relief work.

Hailstorms in China leave 29 dead, devastate homes

Hailstorms in China caused havoc, killing 29 people from March to April 20 and destroying various houses, said statistics released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

'Dry' Africa has huge water resource hidden under its surface

The notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater, say scientists.

Russia lowers 2012 budget deficit forecast

Russia's state budget deficit forecast for 2012 has been lowered to 0.3 percent of GDP from an earlier estimated 1.5 percent of GDP, and a zero-deficit budget cannot be ruled out, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Sunda...